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    Ati pharmacology proctored exam
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    A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy and is prescribed lactated Ringer's at 150 mL/hr by continuous IV infusion. The drop factor of the IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

    gtt/min

    Explanation & Rationale

    Step 1 is (150 mL/hr × 20 gtt/mL) ÷ 60 min/hr. Answer: 50 gtt/min.

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